US military commanders believe that another terror attack like the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport is 'highly likely in the next 24-36 hours' – President Joe Biden
US troops have been scrambling in dangerous and chaotic conditions to complete a massive evacuation operation from the Kabul airport by an August 31 deadline.
"Whenever anyone seeks to harm the United States or attack our troops, we will respond. That will never be in doubt."Taliban block Kabul airport to most Afghans Although most of its allies had finished their evacuation flights, the US planned to keep its round-the-clock flights going until the deadline, saying 117,000 people had been evacuated since the Taliban claimed Kabul on August 15. Biden warned Saturday that commanders had told him another attack was “highly likely in the next 24-36 hours.
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